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Isn't this just what you would expect a company of this size to do? "We want to launch a product in category X" "Ok, should we roll it ourselves, or buy somet
by darawk 6y ago
Isn't this just what you would expect a company of this size to do?
"We want to launch a product in category X"
"Ok, should we roll it ourselves, or buy something?"
"Well, let's interview a few companies, see if there's any we like, and if not, we'll make it ourselves"
- jconley 6y agoYeah, given the resources, I'd want to pursue all the possibilities in a promising product/market in parallel. They may have even had working prototypes for some time or even be near launch and they are just feeling out whether the startup would be competitive and/or complementary. Doubt it's anything evil. Just sounds like business minded people at work.
- bernardom 6y agoI don't understand how anyone is shocked by this.
- amitport 6y agoyou forgot that big companies also have option C: A) copy; B) buy; C) sue you're always violating some patents by IBM and the like, sometimes they don't want to compete with a product only to get you off the table... and sometimes they can do that easily Oh, and there is the enterprise variation (option D?): talk with the costumers and demand that they stop working with the competition